CEO Office

The book shows how CEOs can create room for growth through three key roles in the CEO Office--CEO, Chief of Staff (CoS), and Executive Business Partner (EBP). Leading a company today means making constant decisions, solving problems, guiding employees, and planning for the future--without neglecting day-to-day operations. For many executives, this becomes a serious burden, as every added responsibility makes it harder to keep oversight and ensure everything runs as planned.

The CEO Office is a structured leadership system that redistributes responsibility to increase clarity, speed, and impact. It was designed to reduce operational load, strengthen strategic decision-making, and coordinate internal processes so leaders regain time for what matters most--especially in complex situations. The three roles work together strategically, enabling clear task allocation.

Learn how to future-proof your company despite a full to-do list while clearing your own head. Real-world examples from mid-sized businesses, practical frameworks, and ready-to-use checklists make the system directly applicable to your organization.

Dan Bauer is a renowned impact entrepreneur and Senator in the Senate of the Economy, an elite circle of leaders from business, politics, and academia. Since 2022, he has chaired the Commission for the Digital Future. As a thought leader of a new economic paradigm, he actively drives the modernization of Germany.

Katrin Stigge is a multipotentialite entrepreneur , business mentor, and professional author who actively shapes and advances the role of the Chief of Staff in the German-speaking world. As the founder of the Swiss QOREX Business School and the Chief of Staff Community, she established the first German-language executive education program for Chiefs of Staff.

The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.

This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.